Nikon COOLPIX AW100, Reference Manual

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Sh
ooting Feat
ures
A
(Auto) Mode
Basic shooting operations can be performed. In addition, the options of shooting
menu can be adjusted according to the shooting conditions and the kind of
images you want to capture.
• The focus area for autofocus differs depending on
the setting of
AF area mode that can be selected in
the
A
tab after pressing the
d
button.
• When AF area mode is set to Face priority (default
setting), the camera focuses as follows:
- The camera detects and focuses on faces (see “Using
Face Detection” (
A
65) for more information).
- If no faces are detected, the camera automatically selects one or more of the
nine focus areas containing the subject closest to the camera. When the
subject is in focus, the focus area (active focus area) lights in green (maximum
of nine areas).
Changing
A
(Auto) Mode Settings
• See “Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector” (
A
53) for more
information on flash mode (
A
54), self-timer (
A
56), macro mode (
A
57), and
exposure compensation (
A
58).
• See the shooting menu below for more information on functions that can be
set using the
d
button.
Options Available in the Shooting Menu (
A
(Auto) Mode)
In
A
(auto) mode, the following option settings can be
changed.
Display the shooting screen
M
A
(shooting mode) button
M
A
(auto) mode (
A
26, 27)
Display the shooting screen in
A
(auto) mode
M d
button
M
A
tab (
A
11)
Option Description
A
Image mode
Allow you to select the combination of image size and
image quality used when saving images (
A
61). The default
setting is
P
4 60 8 ×3 45 6 . This setting is also applied to other
shooting modes.
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Shooting menu
Continuous
Autofocus mode
AF area mode
ISO sensitivity
White ba l ance
Image mode